Spade



Nov, 2'? E923.

A.; THIBAULT ET AL SPADE Filed Aug 12, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet y@ 5M. MA., W

ATTORNEY WITNESS;

A. J. THIBAULT ET AL SPADE Filed Aug. 12, 1922 2 SheeTs-Sheet 2 LA@ y y Trix/mrow Q D ATTOENEY Be it known that we, Ammin J.

www En and vary i1 Y usi in v DI received mjy d by the cui ec'tons. The piaf.; :u1 oblong): @mmf-,gg w1 13m like opening fie 'h in. 'A uggj weiem? by heSe side lwith projections 26 adapted to be roceived by the depressions '13 provided in the look plate il.

As hereinabove stated, this tool is priniarily intended as :in automobile accessory, :is the use of such tools is frequently desired by tourists, for the purpose ot' removing niud, snow and the like from about the Wheels of the vehicle when the latter is stalled or Stuck in iniid or snow which trequently happens. lr is also liseiul in digging post holes for tents and rrcnclies about a tent. und iis n inzittci' of i'ucl lizis :my nunibei of nies :is un nutoinobilo accessory. ll/anifestly, the component parts ot' the tool can be eosil'i,Y and quickly disassembled und the ports arranged iii the tool box ot' the rchicle, :ind can also be very quickly assembled when its yuse is desired. To assemble the tool, it is only necessary to arrange either one of the blade sections on the reinforcing plate 20, the. openings 16 and l? ot' said scctions receiving; the adjacent lugs 2l ond 15. The other section of the blade is then ossociated with the reinforcing plate 2H, the lng 26 beingr received by the openingr lli und thc lug 2 7 of the plate il bringl received by oponin, f- 19 oi" the blade section. The handle l0 is then arranged et an angle to die blade, as for instance. smiroxinnitcly ninety degrees, in order to position the open end ot the slot i2 with relation to the lug 2G, so that, when the handle i() is swung;r or inoved to n true rei-tieni position, this lng :24S will be positioned the closed end of the slot, and the projections 2G arranged within thc depressions i3 of die pluto 1l. The coiiiponent parts orc in this niziniicr held fixed relatively in position for nso, with no possibility oiv the ports being' cnsuiilly separated onderzinied incident to the use of the tool. it will be noted that the lower end portions of the lilzidc. sections :ire cnt :iwziy as ut 3() to receive the toc portion ot' the reinforcin r plate, sind liisI portion is mode particularly strong, inasmuch es it is subjected to the most use :ind weer.

While it is believed that i'roiii ille loro going-f description. the nature und iirlvuiitngfos of the invention will lio .readily iqipareiit.v we desire to here it understood that we do not limit ourselves to what is herein shown and described., ond that such cliinges nient'Y be resorted to when desired as :toll Within the scope of what is claimed.

ll/liiit we cinini is:`

l. A 'lool of the character described coin prisiiipr s., handle, u lock plate rit one end thereof, ii blade including two sections ifirseoe adopted lo be arranged edge io edge. seid sections haring spaced openings, u reiniord ing plate arranged :it one side of the blade bridging the ineetinpY edges thereof, lugs projecting;r from said reinforcing plate and passing through the openings of said blade, and sziid locking' plate having; zi slot adapted to reccirevonc of said lugs at. the opposite side of the blade for the purpose specified.

2. A tool ot' the character described coniprising :i illude inode up of two sections arrzingfcd in edge to odge relation, said sections having,r spliced openings, and cnt-ziwiiy portions unitedly defining openings, ii lnindle, ii lock pluto depending;` troni the handle und adapted to be arranged :it one side of the binde sections sind extended beyond the inenting' edges thereof, u reinforcing plate arranged at the opposite side of the blade sections sind bovini: zin lip-turned portion receiving the lower edges oi the blade sections, lugs projectingr l'roni the reinforcing plete. said lugs corresponding to the configuration ot' seid openings :ind passed through tlic latter, said lockingr pluie havingT :in arcuate-shaped slot, :ind one oi said lugs beine' received by said slot, incident to the association ot' the handle with the blade as described.

3. fr tool of the character described coni prising' e. blade inode up oi. tivo'sectioiis zii'- rzinged edge to edge, sind sections having spaced openings, und cut-away portions rinitedly defining openingsn a handle. :i lock plate depending .troni the handle und :1rriingied :it one side oi" the blade sections, said plate having :in arcuate-shaped slot openiiicr :it one side the pluie. and depressions :irrungcd above and liz-low siiid slot adjacent thc closed ond thereof, :i reinforcing plete haringr :in iipturned cxtrcinity delinin,"T s loe portion adapted to receive the correspondingrT lower edges of thc blade sections. nii el@ tension projecting troni the other ond ol the rrini'orciiii';4 plate :and arranged to beur ntaiinst the bundle. lugs projectingl` troni the reinforcing' plz-itc und adapted to be re ccii'cd by sziid openings, und one, ol' said lugs boing i'cccii'cd by the slot or' the lock plzitc incident to thc ussociui'ion ol (lic hundlc with said blade, und projections `oi'nicd on the lutter nicntioncd his' und adopted to he received liv tlic dcpi'cssioiis ol' suid lock pluie Yfor thc purpose specified,

iii testimony whereof' we ullix oni' lures.

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